wiser lovers: gracious wisdom for life-giving women on loving (and living) well.
hello, friend. i’m hillary mcfarland: writer, artist, mother, wife. i am obsessed with the grace of god, the very best children’s books, and learning to love well. welcome.
wiser lovers is an online journal about loving well. i write when i have something to share of substance, which means some months may be abundant and other months, lean. my words and work, both here and everywhere, are designed to encourage you to live a deeper, wiser life guided by scripture and the holy spirit. beginning with who, how, and what we love.
i write thoughtful (& mostly raw) essays on grace, motherhood, home tending, creativity, and more. [paid subscribers receive personal writings and behind-the-scenes content that i prefer not to share publicly.] i am passionate about well-written and beautifully illustrated wholesome children’s books. i am crazy about sound doctrine and salvation. as a woman of deep faith, i write for women like me who fervently love (and want to love well) our creator & artist of heaven and earth, along with our lives, our homes, and especially the people who dwell in them.
along with personal essays, i also share revelations from scripture and encouragement for cultivating a flourishing spiritual life. occasionally i write book reviews, make art, and offer inspiring quotes, poetry, music, artworks, and other reflections of beauty, found or made.
humble, gracious, generous: on becoming a wiser lover
for me, it begins with knowing and loving the living god. as my sweet friend kasey writes, “The overflow of knowing Him comes out as books, as online courses, as podcasts, as as notes, as prayers, as tears. I can’t stand the thought of being apart from God—for me or for you.” i couldn’t say it any better.
so, here. welcome to my home. come right in to the mess and the mercy.
coffee? herbal tea? snuggle into soft, cozy blankets on my sofa (unless it’s junejulyaugustseptember because: texas) and let me hand you a soft velvet pillow in the color of gentle moss. the children can play. i may need to stop and tend to a cute little bottom, but it’s holy work here. let’s talk about the goodness and grace of God.
One thing I have desired of the Lord,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in His temple.
{Ps. 27:4}
Hillary McFarland is a writer, artist and creative entrepreneur. Through her work and writing she encourages women to live more beautiful, meaningful lives guided by Scripture and the Spirit. She embraces the art of slow living and would love to talk with you about grace and the tender mercies of God. Over a cup of coffee, of course.
Hillary also offers grace-based, gospel-focused resources at Gracefolk Ministries and you can find past essays at Wild by the River.
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